Drug Prices
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Canada’s drug pricing conflict sparked by health minister letter, emails showEmails suggest some on the regulator's board believed the crisis that followed the minister's letter threatened the very survival of the agency.PoliticsJun 8, 2023
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Federal agency faced obstacles to lower drug prices, memo showsHealth Minister Jean-Yves Duclos was warned that pharmaceutical companies had steadfastly refused to engage on drug-price reforms, a 2021 memo shows.CanadaMay 11, 2023
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Drugmaker Eli Lilly slashes prices, will offer $35 insulin in U.S. pharmaciesIn addition to slashing some drug prices by 70 per cent, Eli Lilly also promised to expand an existing program that caps some insulin products at $50.U.S. NewsMar 1, 2023
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Director of Canada’s drug price regulator resigns same week as colleague steps downThe executive director of Canada's drug pricing regulator is stepping down days after another member resigned because of concerns the federal government was undermining their work.HealthFeb 24, 2023
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Member of Canada’s drug pricing regulator quits over ‘lack of support’ for medicine cost reformsA member of the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board has resigned over what he calls a 'lack of support' from the federal government and failure to implement reforms.CanadaFeb 23, 2023
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‘Fill-the-gaps’ programs can’t replace Liberal promise of pharmacare, advocates sayAs pressure builds on the Liberals to implement pharmacare, questions are being raised about whether Ottawa’s model will materialize as a truly universal, single-payer program.HealthJan 24, 2023
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Flu, COVID, RSV pushing cough and cold sales to all-time high, Loblaw saysLoblaw reported that food retail same-stores sales rose 6.9 per cent, while drug store same-store sales added 7.7 per cent.MoneyNov 16, 2022
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Canada blocks key prescription drugs exports after Trump import plan risks shortagesCanada on Saturday blocked bulk exports of prescription drugs in response to Trump's efforts to allow imports from Canada to lower some drug prices for Americans.CanadaNov 28, 2020
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Trump signs orders to lower drug prices, including by importing from CanadaOne order would allow for the legal importation of cheaper prescription drugs from countries like Canada, while another would require discounts from drug companies now captured by middlemen to be passed on to patients, Trump said.HealthJul 24, 2020
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Importing medicine from Canada would not lower prices for Americans: Canadian ambassadorLast week, U.S. President Donald Trump called on the head of the Department of Health and Human Services, Alex Azar, to speed up the administration's efforts to allow cheaper medicines to be imported from Canada.CanadaNov 1, 2019
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